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<blockquote data-quote="cattoy" data-source="post: 4967290" data-attributes="member: 38606">A better question:How many people in [insert region] have played a pen and paper roleplaying game in a public location recently?If the publicly announced figures are to be believed, the vast majority of RPG players do so exclusively in private settings and are not likely to be interested in attending RPG conventions.A follow on question:What percentage of recent game sessions in [insert region] of a pen and paper roleplaying game included complete strangers?It is my observation that many gamers play regularly scheduled games with a fixed group and rarely stray outside their comfort zone. Many may not embrace the gaming convention as a place to play with strangers.&nbsp; I have known gamers who attended game conventions as a group, trolled the dealer's room, check out a few events and then go to their hotel room to play their regularly scheduled games with their regular group.Having attended or worked at both anime cons and (RPG)gaming cons, it is my experience that gaming cons grow slowly and anime cons grow like weeds.Probably, the difference is that RPGs are focused on small group activities and anime fandom is focused on large group activities. If you're into cosplay, the larger the con, the more people you can show off your costume to. If you're into RPGs the larger the con, the harder it is to get into a game you want to play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cattoy, post: 4967290, member: 38606"] A better question: How many people in [insert region] have played a pen and paper roleplaying game in a public location recently? If the publicly announced figures are to be believed, the vast majority of RPG players do so exclusively in private settings and are not likely to be interested in attending RPG conventions. A follow on question: What percentage of recent game sessions in [insert region] of a pen and paper roleplaying game included complete strangers? It is my observation that many gamers play regularly scheduled games with a fixed group and rarely stray outside their comfort zone. Many may not embrace the gaming convention as a place to play with strangers. I have known gamers who attended game conventions as a group, trolled the dealer's room, check out a few events and then go to their hotel room to play their regularly scheduled games with their regular group. Having attended or worked at both anime cons and (RPG)gaming cons, it is my experience that gaming cons grow slowly and anime cons grow like weeds. Probably, the difference is that RPGs are focused on small group activities and anime fandom is focused on large group activities. If you're into cosplay, the larger the con, the more people you can show off your costume to. If you're into RPGs the larger the con, the harder it is to get into a game you want to play. [/QUOTE]

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